TY - JOUR
T1 - The quest for sustainable teaching praxis
T2 - Opportunities and challenges of multidisciplinary and multicultural teamwork
AU - Doukanari, Elli
AU - Ktoridou, Despo
AU - Efthymiou, Leonidas
AU - Epaminonda, Epaminondas
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/7/1
Y1 - 2021/7/1
N2 - This article investigates the prospect of implementing multidisciplinary and multicultural student teamwork (MMT), along with Case-based Learning (CBL) and Problem-based Learning (PBL), as a sustainable teaching practice. Based on a mixed-method approach, which includes direct observation (both physical and virtual), questionnaire distribution, and focus groups, the study reveals that MMT through CBL and PBL can both facilitate and hinder sustainable learning. Our findings show that while MMT enhances knowledge sharing, it also poses a wide range of challenges, raising questions about its social significance as a sustainable teaching practice. The study suggests the implementation of certain mechanisms, such as ‘Teamwork Training’ and ‘Pedagogical Mentors’, aiming to strengthen the sustainable orientation of MMT through CBL and PBL.
AB - This article investigates the prospect of implementing multidisciplinary and multicultural student teamwork (MMT), along with Case-based Learning (CBL) and Problem-based Learning (PBL), as a sustainable teaching practice. Based on a mixed-method approach, which includes direct observation (both physical and virtual), questionnaire distribution, and focus groups, the study reveals that MMT through CBL and PBL can both facilitate and hinder sustainable learning. Our findings show that while MMT enhances knowledge sharing, it also poses a wide range of challenges, raising questions about its social significance as a sustainable teaching practice. The study suggests the implementation of certain mechanisms, such as ‘Teamwork Training’ and ‘Pedagogical Mentors’, aiming to strengthen the sustainable orientation of MMT through CBL and PBL.
KW - Educational inclusion
KW - Learning platforms
KW - Multicultural learning
KW - Multidisciplinary learning
KW - Sustainability
KW - Sustainable education
KW - Teamwork
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85109308388&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/su13137210
DO - 10.3390/su13137210
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85109308388
SN - 2071-1050
VL - 13
JO - Sustainability (Switzerland)
JF - Sustainability (Switzerland)
IS - 13
M1 - 7210
ER -
